by Justin | Jan 18, 2022 | Jonah Furman, Who Gets the Bird
This week’s newsletter is in honor of Mike Parker, of the founding generation of Labor Notes, who passed away this weekend after a lifetime of labor and socialist organizing. I can’t think of a better way to honor his legacy than by spending some time with the...
by Justin | Jan 14, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Luis Feliz Leon, Real News Network
As was the case in the John Deere strike last year, workers are growing increasingly confident in their ability to challenge the authority of their leadership, face down threats, and reject subpar tentative agreements in the hopes of reversing concessions or making...
by Justin | Jan 10, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Jonah Furman, Student Workers of Columbia, Who Gets the Bird
The largest strike in the country is no more; the thousands of student workers with UAW Local 2110 striking Columbia University have won an agreement that includes some big ticket items like big raises, recognition of the entire bargaining unit, and third-party...
by Justin | Jan 8, 2022 | Ashley Wong, Columbia University, New York Times, Student Workers of Columbia
Student workers at Columbia University gave their tentative blessing on Friday to a new contract that raises their wages and improves their health benefits, ending a 10-week strike that disrupted some classes and strained relations with administrators. Those on both...
by Justin | Jan 3, 2022 | Opinion, Organizing, Steven Greenhouse, The Guardian
Will this surge of worker action and anger be a mere flash in the pan or will it be part of a longer-lasting phenomenon? The answer to this important question could turn on whether all this anger and energy are somehow transformed into a larger movement. At least for...
by Justin | Jan 1, 2022 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Jonah Furman, Student Workers of Columbia, Who Gets the Bird
Columbia University’s administration has tabled its “best and final offer” for UAW Local 2110, and it seems like the final sticking point is primarily over recognition of “casual” and hourly student workers as members of the bargaining unit. Whether the union will...
